Wednesday, December 19, 2018

@22:44, 12/18/18

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1
Business

1MDB Case in Malaysia Deepens Goldman’s Crisis

The Malaysian government filed charges against Goldman Sachs for its role in the 1MDB fraud, and in the United States, the bank’s lawyers held talks with federal prosecutors.

Bankruptcy of Goldman would not be much of a loss.

2
Arts

Colbert Ridicules Stephen Miller for His ‘Fake Hair’

In a mock interview on “The Late Show,” the White House adviser ended up covered in an Afro, claiming it takes “funkiness” to protect the border.

Fake news can be funny.

3
The Upshot

Set It and Forget It: How Better Contraception Could Be a Key to Reducing Poverty

Delaware’s ambitious bid to offer one-stop shopping for birth control is a social experiment that other states will be watching.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Sanger

Times change.

4
Arts

Springsteen on Netflix, Where Everyone Can Get a Ticket

This Netflix film gives a straightforward, unadorned, up-close experience of Bruce Springsteen’s solo show, and it doesn’t cost a month’s rent.

Yes.     I have never been enthusiastic about Springsteen.

5
Science

A Bright Green ‘Christmas Comet’ Will Fly the Closest to Earth in Centuries

The comet, called 46P/Wirtanen, will streak near Earth on Sunday and be visible in some places with the naked eye.

Worth the price.

6
Opinion

A Partisan Ruling on Obamacare

A decision by a judge in Texas striking down the totality of the Affordable Care Act has little basis in law.

The lack may not matter to this Supreme Court.

7
The Upshot

Scant Evidence Behind the Advice About Salt

Low-sodium diets are widely urged on people who have a variety of ailments, but there’s little proof they help those with heart failure.

Good advice.  Pleasure in food is important in life.

8
Opinion

The Family History DNA Can’t Reveal

I could try to find out where my ancestors may have come from, but that is never going to show me what I’ve actually inherited.

Wanting to have a child and wanting to make a whole person
are different things.

I am still learning.

9
Business

Wall Street Hits New 2018 Lows as Fed Decision Looms Over Markets

Stocks on Wall Street slumped through the afternoon, with the S&P 500 at its lowest point for the year and most sectors affected by the sell-off.

I won't guess.  I am part in cash and without significant debt.

10

Climate

Climate Negotiators Reach an Overtime Deal to Keep Paris Pact Alive

The deal puts in place detailed implementation rules, but analysts said it was now up to individual countries to honor their commitments.

The Paris Pact is insufficient.
Conditions will get much worse and much more frightening.
It will take longer than expected by the panicked.

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U.S.

On Politics With Lisa Lerer: Republicans Got Their Health Care Wish. It Backfired.

The G.O.P. is forced to reckon with health care, an issue Democrats hammered them on in the midterms; plus, the latest updates on the 2020 race.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus
https://www.google.com/search?q=caduceus&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjw-vWSlavfAhVNrVkKHfqeBFAQ_AUIDigB&biw=1520&bih=738

Texas can be crazy.
The Supreme Court may be crazy.

12

U.S.

‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen It’: Lean Stone Crab Season Follows Red Tide in Florida

A prolonged red tide in Southwest Florida has hurt the iconic stone crab — and the fishermen, whose family businesses go back generations, who catch it.

Eutrophication is expensive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eutrophication

13
World

Montreal Turns to Coyote Hazing After 19 People Are Bitten

As coyotes have flourished in urban environments, cities are faced with the task of learning how to coexist peacefully.

I am not going to worry.

14
Opinion

Three Choices on Brexit, None Good

Pity poor Theresa May and her faltering plan for Britain to exit the European Union. Whatever it is, her critics are against it.

Conditions in Europe look like no deal to me.

Time has run out.

15
Food

Julian Niccolini, Face of the Four Seasons Restaurant, Is Forced to Resign

The restaurant said Mr. Niccolini, who had faced allegations of sexual misconduct, had not honored a commitment to “seek help and change his behavior.”

Time ran out for Julian Niccolini.

16
U.S.

Trump Kicks Away Obama Traditions Even at the Dinner Table

Gone are the days of local chefs parading through the East Wing, running cooking demonstrations on the South Lawn or making agnolotti for a state dinner.

He will be gone in two years.
His damage may last longer.

17
Opinion

Julián Castro and the Cordial Candidacy

I’m listening for something arresting, a vision and a vocabulary that will rally and inspire.

Wanting to be president is a disqualification.

18
U.S.

A Human Heart, Left Aboard, Sends Airplane Back to Where it Started

Passengers were delayed for hours as pilots returned to Seattle, setting off speculation about how long the heart would be viable and where it was headed.

We do what we can.

19
New York

Amazon Hires Lobbyists for N.Y. Site and Tries to Fend Off Ocasio-Cortez’s Supporters

The corporate giant has hired well-connected lobbyists to convince lawmakers and residents of the benefits of its new hub in Long Island City.

There is no right to profit.

20
U.S.

Jon Batiste’s World Is Wonderful, but Flawed

In New Orleans, the musician was steeped in jazz culture. Then his talent took him to the Juilliard School.

Music is large.


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1
Arts

Colbert Ridicules Stephen Miller for His ‘Fake Hair’


2
U.S.

On Politics With Lisa Lerer: Republicans Got Their Health Care Wish. It Backfired.


There is a fight in the courts beginning.

3
World

Montreal Turns to Coyote Hazing After 19 People Are Bitten

Business

1MDB Case in Malaysia Deepens Goldman’s Crisis


yes

7
U.S.

Trump Kicks Away Obama Traditions Even at the Dinner Table


Yes

8
Opinion

The Family History DNA Can’t Reveal


yes

9
New York

Cuomo Moves to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in New York Within Months


People will whine.

10
U.S.

Jon Batiste’s World Is Wonderful, but Flawed


"If it sounds good it is good."

11
U.S.

Pelosi and Her No. 2 Go Back 50 Years. But They’re Not Quite Friends.

A longtime “frenemy” of Nancy Pelosi’s, Representative Steny H. Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat, is not ready to renounce his ambitions and live with a deal she struck to appease rebels in the party.

Ok; it is a bad rule and should change.

12
Opinion

Three Choices on Brexit, None Good


No deal.

13
Arts

Springsteen on Netflix, Where Everyone Can Get a Ticket

 
yes
 
14
 
Food

Julian Niccolini, Face of the Four Seasons Restaurant, Is Forced to Resign


Change happens.

15
U.S.

A Museum Honoring Judy Chicago, Star of Feminist Art? Not in This ‘Sleepy Little Town’

New Mexico has long been a mecca for artists. But a proposal in the feminist artist’s hometown, Belen, to open a museum in her honor has exposed cultural fractures.

If it sells as art; it is art.

16
Business

Malaysia Files Criminal Charges Against Goldman Sachs Over 1MDB Scandal

In the wake of a scandal that brought down the country’s former prime minister, the Malaysian government is seeking fines in excess of $2.7 billion.

Good luck to Malasia.

17
Opinion

A Partisan Ruling on Obamacare

A decision by a judge in Texas striking down the totality of the Affordable Care Act has little basis in law.

yes

18
U.S.

A Human Heart, Left Aboard, Sends Airplane Back to Where it Started


There is no right to profit.

19
World

U.S. Diplomats With Mysterious Illness in Cuba Had Inner-Ear Damage, Doctors Say

A report by the first doctors to examine Americans who suffered mystifying symptoms after hearing a high-pitched sound at the embassy in Cuba confirms that their condition is real.

Figure it out.

20
Well

The End of a Dog’s Life

Instead of euthanasia for my aging dog, I tried a palliative and hospice care approach to ease his pain and give him more time to enjoy life.

Your choice.
 
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